diff --git a/lib/transport.ts b/lib/transport.ts
index 21200757..14ab9297 100644
--- a/lib/transport.ts
+++ b/lib/transport.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export abstract class Transport extends Emitter<
    */
   public pause(onPause: () => void) {}
 
-  protected uri(schema: string, query: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
+  protected createUri(schema: string, query: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
     return (
       schema +
       "://" +
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ export abstract class Transport extends Emitter<
   private _port() {
     if (
       this.opts.port &&
-      ((this.opts.secure && this.opts.port !== "443") ||
-        (!this.opts.secure && this.opts.port !== "80"))
+      ((this.opts.secure && Number(this.opts.port !== 443)) ||
+        (!this.opts.secure && Number(this.opts.port) !== 80))
     ) {
       return ":" + this.opts.port;
     } else {
diff --git a/lib/transports/polling.ts b/lib/transports/polling.ts
index 444178bc..525499d2 100644
--- a/lib/transports/polling.ts
+++ b/lib/transports/polling.ts
@@ -215,10 +215,9 @@ export class Polling extends Transport {
    *
    * @private
    */
-  uri() {
-    let query: { b64?: number; sid?: string } = this.query || {};
+  private uri() {
     const schema = this.opts.secure ? "https" : "http";
-    let port = "";
+    const query: { b64?: number; sid?: string } = this.query || {};
 
     // cache busting is forced
     if (false !== this.opts.timestampRequests) {
@@ -229,26 +228,7 @@ export class Polling extends Transport {
       query.b64 = 1;
     }
 
-    // avoid port if default for schema
-    if (
-      this.opts.port &&
-      (("https" === schema && Number(this.opts.port) !== 443) ||
-        ("http" === schema && Number(this.opts.port) !== 80))
-    ) {
-      port = ":" + this.opts.port;
-    }
-
-    const encodedQuery = encode(query);
-    const ipv6 = this.opts.hostname.indexOf(":") !== -1;
-
-    return (
-      schema +
-      "://" +
-      (ipv6 ? "[" + this.opts.hostname + "]" : this.opts.hostname) +
-      port +
-      this.opts.path +
-      (encodedQuery.length ? "?" + encodedQuery : "")
-    );
+    return this.createUri(schema, query);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/lib/transports/websocket.ts b/lib/transports/websocket.ts
index 3ee8d538..33d78724 100644
--- a/lib/transports/websocket.ts
+++ b/lib/transports/websocket.ts
@@ -175,19 +175,9 @@ export class WS extends Transport {
    *
    * @private
    */
-  uri() {
-    let query: { b64?: number } = this.query || {};
+  private uri() {
     const schema = this.opts.secure ? "wss" : "ws";
-    let port = "";
-
-    // avoid port if default for schema
-    if (
-      this.opts.port &&
-      (("wss" === schema && Number(this.opts.port) !== 443) ||
-        ("ws" === schema && Number(this.opts.port) !== 80))
-    ) {
-      port = ":" + this.opts.port;
-    }
+    const query: { b64?: number } = this.query || {};
 
     // append timestamp to URI
     if (this.opts.timestampRequests) {
@@ -199,17 +189,7 @@ export class WS extends Transport {
       query.b64 = 1;
     }
 
-    const encodedQuery = encode(query);
-    const ipv6 = this.opts.hostname.indexOf(":") !== -1;
-
-    return (
-      schema +
-      "://" +
-      (ipv6 ? "[" + this.opts.hostname + "]" : this.opts.hostname) +
-      port +
-      this.opts.path +
-      (encodedQuery.length ? "?" + encodedQuery : "")
-    );
+    return this.createUri(schema, query);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/lib/transports/webtransport.ts b/lib/transports/webtransport.ts
index d46241aa..ccf44a28 100644
--- a/lib/transports/webtransport.ts
+++ b/lib/transports/webtransport.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class WT extends Transport {
     }
     // @ts-ignore
     this.transport = new WebTransport(
-      this.uri("https"),
+      this.createUri("https"),
       this.opts.transportOptions[this.name]
     );